The effects of oxytocin nasal spray on mechanisms of social-communication in young people with autism

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/570897

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Autism is charcterised by deficits in social behaviour and communication, and is a cause of major lifelong disability. A novel intervention, Oxytocin, enhances social communication in non-clinical populations. This project will determine whether OT improves social communication deficits characteristic of autism. This project is a critical first step towards treating a core deficit of autism.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $191,400.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Financial economics

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Other Keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) | Eye-Gaze | Novel Therapeutic | Oxytocin (OT) | Psychiatry | Social Cognition | Social-communication processes

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